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Family says man killed in Ankara ISIL raid was unarmed, shot at close range

Turkish police shot and killed Muhammed Kavi during a raid targeting the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) before a NATO summit...

Turkey offers aid after powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela

Turkey on Thursday offered condolences and said it was ready to send aid to Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes killed scores of people, injured...

8 municipal officials detained over factory fire that killed 7 workers in northwestern Turkey

Eight municipal officials, including a deputy mayor, were detained on Thursday as part of an investigation into a factory fire that killed seven workers,...

Ankara faces public backlash over sweeping NATO summit restrictions

The Turkish government is facing criticism over measures imposed before a July NATO summit in Ankara, including a 13-day ban on public demonstrations, road...

Circulatory diseases remain Turkey’s leading cause of death as population ages

Turkey recorded 491,684 deaths in 2025, with circulatory system diseases remaining the leading cause of death as the country’s population continues to age, the...

Turkey’s law on PKK peace limited to verifying giving up arms, no freedom yet for Öcalan

A planned Turkish law meant to advance a new peace initiative with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is expected to focus on verifying the...

More than 10,000 historic artifacts seized at İstanbul home

More than 10,000 historic artifacts were seized at the Istanbul home of two people who have been put in detention, Turkish police said Thursday. "An...

Environmental volunteers detained before NATO summit questioned over alleged terrorist links

Forty-two volunteers from the TEMA Foundation, Turkey’s leading environmental group, were questioned over alleged links to a far-left organization after they were detained ahead...

NATO says host country assesses local journalists amid Ankara summit accreditation row

NATO said Thursday it relies on host countries for assessments of local journalists at summits held outside its headquarters, as Turkish press groups, rights...

NATO bars several Turkish media outlets from covering Ankara summit

NATO has denied accreditation to several Turkish media outlets seeking to cover its 2026 summit in Ankara, saying the decision is final and that...

Thousands in Strasbourg demand European action over Turkey’s refusal to implement ECtHR rulings

Bünyamin Tekin/Orhan Sait Berber, Strasbourg Thousands of Turkish expatriates, purge victims and human rights advocates rallied outside the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on Wednesday,...

US case ties Eskişehir stabbing to Terrorgram network, while Turkish probe found no terrorism link

A US terrorism case has tied a 2024 stabbing attack in Turkey’s central Eskişehir province to the Terrorgram Collective, a white supremacist, extremist network...

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